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colonially — colonial ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characteristic of a colony or of colonialism. 2) in a style characteristic of the period of the British colonies in America before independence. 3) (of animals or plants) living in colonies. ► NOUN ▪ a… … English terms dictionary

List of birds of The Gambia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in The Gambia. The avifauna of The Gambia includes a total of 576 species, one of which has been introduced by humans and two of which are globally threatened. The country, which is very small and… … Wikipedia

pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction any of the relatively large and… … Universalium

auk — /awk/, n. any of several usually black and white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings. Cf. great auk, razor billed auk. [1665 75; < Scand; cf. ON alka] * * * In general, any of 22 species of… … Universalium